The Hansard Scholars Program combines political science course work with a for-credit internship at the House of Commons, House of Lords, or a public policy research institute. The internship includes a variety of administrative and research tasks. Students work at least three days a week assisting in the daily operations of the office and conducting research in conjunction with a term paper. The internship allows students to observe the inner workings of Parliament and immerse themselves in British politics. The program also includes several academic field trips. Previously students have traveled to Cardiff, Wales, and to Cambridge and Bath in England.

The Hansard Program was established to study the working of parliamentary democracy and to stimulate interest in its principles. The Program brings together people from industry, education, and public services; it sponsors major research in the field of parliamentary democracy; encourages civic education; and publishes the internationally renown 'Parliamentary Affairs' scholarly journal. The Hansard Scholars Program is affiliated with the London School of Economics.

Includes: Northeastern University (NU) tuition for 16 NU credits ($22,310), and International Security and Emergency Support ($350). Students are responsible for all other expenses, including housing and other non-academic costs for which they will be billed directly by the program provider or host institution. Students are also responsible for arranging and purchasing their own flights.

Summer 1 2015: $10,909

Includes: Northeastern University (NU) tuition for 8 NU credits ($10,634) and International Security and Emergency Support ($275). Students are responsible for all other expenses, including housing and other non-academic costs for which they will be billed directly by the program provider or host institution. Students are also responsible for arranging and purchasing their own flights.

Students live in apartments with other Hansard students. Each flat contains a fully equipped kitchen, sitting room, bathroom/shower facilities, and linens. Students share double bedrooms. Students will have access to the London School of Economics facilities which include e-mail, health services, sports facilities, and computer labs.

The Hansard Scholars Program is located in the heart of London, a city which is both quaint and cosmopolitan, modern and traditional. It has a population of about 8 million people. You will find yourself attending affordable productions of theater, art, and music as well as engaging in conversations and tales with British students in local pubs. Just to the north and west of the City, ideal for day trips, are Cambridge, Oxford, Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon (birthplace of William Shakespeare), and the mysterious Stonehenge.